Deanna J. Valdez is querying ๐ โ๏ธ
@deannajvaldez.com
๐๐ฅWriter of romance, folklore, fairy tales, eldritch horrors and mythical adventures ๐๐
#SFWA #Codex #amquerying #writer
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#SFWA #Codex #amquerying #writer
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Welcome to an agentโs guide to GOOD & GRACIOUS GODS๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐ท๏ธ
Mariposa knows only false and fallen gods await in the Wishing Wood๐ท๏ธ
But when her father disappears, he leaves her with a prophecy: she must enter the forest to find him๐โจโจCan she survive the wood's tests or will she be devoured by all within?
Mariposa knows only false and fallen gods await in the Wishing Wood๐ท๏ธ
But when her father disappears, he leaves her with a prophecy: she must enter the forest to find him๐โจโจCan she survive the wood's tests or will she be devoured by all within?
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ok. i am about to get sentimental on main.
The Iron Garden Sutra is going to be out in like...4 months, and i have complicated feelings. i love sci-fi. i grew up reading it and now i'm writing it (yay!). but it feels like the genre is shrinking except for the well-established heavy hitters.
The Iron Garden Sutra is going to be out in like...4 months, and i have complicated feelings. i love sci-fi. i grew up reading it and now i'm writing it (yay!). but it feels like the genre is shrinking except for the well-established heavy hitters.
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ok. i am about to get sentimental on main.
The Iron Garden Sutra is going to be out in like...4 months, and i have complicated feelings. i love sci-fi. i grew up reading it and now i'm writing it (yay!). but it feels like the genre is shrinking except for the well-established heavy hitters.
The Iron Garden Sutra is going to be out in like...4 months, and i have complicated feelings. i love sci-fi. i grew up reading it and now i'm writing it (yay!). but it feels like the genre is shrinking except for the well-established heavy hitters.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Say less ๐
writing tip: put a creature in it
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Say less ๐
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I want more fun mashups
a thousand and one arabian nights but its terminally online tiktok doomscroll brainrot
hansel and gretel giant robots
hatsune miku x barbie romcom
a thousand and one arabian nights but its terminally online tiktok doomscroll brainrot
hansel and gretel giant robots
hatsune miku x barbie romcom
October 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I want more fun mashups
a thousand and one arabian nights but its terminally online tiktok doomscroll brainrot
hansel and gretel giant robots
hatsune miku x barbie romcom
a thousand and one arabian nights but its terminally online tiktok doomscroll brainrot
hansel and gretel giant robots
hatsune miku x barbie romcom
And you were a FABULOUS moderator!! โค๏ธ๐ฅฐ
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
And you were a FABULOUS moderator!! โค๏ธ๐ฅฐ
Lia is a writer ๐ but she canโt seem to finish the epic battle scene at the end of her mega-viral romantasy series ๐ซ โ๏ธ
James is a boxer ๐ฅ He doesnโt know how to coach creative crisis, but he needs to drum up business for his failing gym ๐ ๐ช
Can they help each other before they knock each other out?
James is a boxer ๐ฅ He doesnโt know how to coach creative crisis, but he needs to drum up business for his failing gym ๐ ๐ช
Can they help each other before they knock each other out?
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Lia is a writer ๐ but she canโt seem to finish the epic battle scene at the end of her mega-viral romantasy series ๐ซ โ๏ธ
James is a boxer ๐ฅ He doesnโt know how to coach creative crisis, but he needs to drum up business for his failing gym ๐ ๐ช
Can they help each other before they knock each other out?
James is a boxer ๐ฅ He doesnโt know how to coach creative crisis, but he needs to drum up business for his failing gym ๐ ๐ช
Can they help each other before they knock each other out?
A vicious manananggal desperate to become human is caught between
๐ the terrifying Moon Goddess (Vegas casino kingpin)๐๐ฐ
๐and the handsome Sun God (Hollywood movie star)๐ธ๐๏ธ
in their war for Bathalaโs divine thrown โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
She must choose where her allegiances lie or risk the wrath of the heavensโก๏ธ
๐ the terrifying Moon Goddess (Vegas casino kingpin)๐๐ฐ
๐and the handsome Sun God (Hollywood movie star)๐ธ๐๏ธ
in their war for Bathalaโs divine thrown โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
She must choose where her allegiances lie or risk the wrath of the heavensโก๏ธ
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A vicious manananggal desperate to become human is caught between
๐ the terrifying Moon Goddess (Vegas casino kingpin)๐๐ฐ
๐and the handsome Sun God (Hollywood movie star)๐ธ๐๏ธ
in their war for Bathalaโs divine thrown โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
She must choose where her allegiances lie or risk the wrath of the heavensโก๏ธ
๐ the terrifying Moon Goddess (Vegas casino kingpin)๐๐ฐ
๐and the handsome Sun God (Hollywood movie star)๐ธ๐๏ธ
in their war for Bathalaโs divine thrown โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
She must choose where her allegiances lie or risk the wrath of the heavensโก๏ธ
Hereโs a little thread of the pitches of chaotic romantic fantastical novels Iโve outlined rotting in my goblin writing brain โ๏ธโค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐ฏ๏ธ
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hereโs a little thread of the pitches of chaotic romantic fantastical novels Iโve outlined rotting in my goblin writing brain โ๏ธโค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐ฏ๏ธ
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Affirmations are so important.
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Affirmations are so important.
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i like that if your robbery is sufficiently cool it becomes a heist
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
i like that if your robbery is sufficiently cool it becomes a heist
It was an absolute JOY to moderate the WHOโS TELLING THIS STORY (AND HOW?) panel at #CanCon2025 โค๏ธ
We could have gone on forever about POV, first person vs third close narrative, and unreliable narrators!
We could have gone on forever about POV, first person vs third close narrative, and unreliable narrators!
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It was an absolute JOY to moderate the WHOโS TELLING THIS STORY (AND HOW?) panel at #CanCon2025 โค๏ธ
We could have gone on forever about POV, first person vs third close narrative, and unreliable narrators!
We could have gone on forever about POV, first person vs third close narrative, and unreliable narrators!
Pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I taking quick breaks to eat and dance between all the fun CanCon activities โค๏ธ
Not pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I sprinting to get to panels in time and taking nap breaks in the car ๐ค
Balance ๐ซถ
Not pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I sprinting to get to panels in time and taking nap breaks in the car ๐ค
Balance ๐ซถ
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I taking quick breaks to eat and dance between all the fun CanCon activities โค๏ธ
Not pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I sprinting to get to panels in time and taking nap breaks in the car ๐ค
Balance ๐ซถ
Not pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I sprinting to get to panels in time and taking nap breaks in the car ๐ค
Balance ๐ซถ
#CanCon2025 highlight: THE MONSTROUS RETELLINGS PANEL!
Honoured to share the table with fabulous authors @kateheartfield.com, @anuja-v.bsky.social and Derek Newman-Stills ๐ซถ
The room was PACKED the audience was ENGAGED and I had the BEST time!
Honoured to share the table with fabulous authors @kateheartfield.com, @anuja-v.bsky.social and Derek Newman-Stills ๐ซถ
The room was PACKED the audience was ENGAGED and I had the BEST time!
October 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#CanCon2025 highlight: THE MONSTROUS RETELLINGS PANEL!
Honoured to share the table with fabulous authors @kateheartfield.com, @anuja-v.bsky.social and Derek Newman-Stills ๐ซถ
The room was PACKED the audience was ENGAGED and I had the BEST time!
Honoured to share the table with fabulous authors @kateheartfield.com, @anuja-v.bsky.social and Derek Newman-Stills ๐ซถ
The room was PACKED the audience was ENGAGED and I had the BEST time!
Last day of #CanCon2025 and I canโt believe itโs almost over!!
Iโll be on a panel for THE TASTE OF SADNESS: WRITING EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION ๐ฅ๐ฅบ๐๐
Come by to discover what makes people cry and all the ways we embody sadness for writing the feels ๐ซถ
Iโll be on a panel for THE TASTE OF SADNESS: WRITING EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION ๐ฅ๐ฅบ๐๐
Come by to discover what makes people cry and all the ways we embody sadness for writing the feels ๐ซถ
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Last day of #CanCon2025 and I canโt believe itโs almost over!!
Iโll be on a panel for THE TASTE OF SADNESS: WRITING EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION ๐ฅ๐ฅบ๐๐
Come by to discover what makes people cry and all the ways we embody sadness for writing the feels ๐ซถ
Iโll be on a panel for THE TASTE OF SADNESS: WRITING EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION ๐ฅ๐ฅบ๐๐
Come by to discover what makes people cry and all the ways we embody sadness for writing the feels ๐ซถ
CanCon prep
October 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
CanCon prep
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Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
Yearโs Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych
kotowych.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
As a reminder, hereโs the talks Iโm participating in! ๐ซถ
October 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As a reminder, hereโs the talks Iโm participating in! ๐ซถ
Sending and receiving panel questions for @canconsffh.bsky.social and let me tell you, these talks are going to be SO COOL ๐โจ๐
October 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sending and receiving panel questions for @canconsffh.bsky.social and let me tell you, these talks are going to be SO COOL ๐โจ๐
I am obsessed with Charmed and I now I must download go every single version ๐
October 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I am obsessed with Charmed and I now I must download go every single version ๐
October 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Excited to be admitted into @futurescapesww.bsky.social Long Manuscript Workshop to work with Editor, Dianna Vega on my romantic fantasy adventure FEATHERS BENEATH THE SKIN ๐๐ชฝ
Can't wait to meet my cohort and dig into the novel I've been obsessing over this year โค๏ธ
Can't wait to meet my cohort and dig into the novel I've been obsessing over this year โค๏ธ
October 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Excited to be admitted into @futurescapesww.bsky.social Long Manuscript Workshop to work with Editor, Dianna Vega on my romantic fantasy adventure FEATHERS BENEATH THE SKIN ๐๐ชฝ
Can't wait to meet my cohort and dig into the novel I've been obsessing over this year โค๏ธ
Can't wait to meet my cohort and dig into the novel I've been obsessing over this year โค๏ธ
Thank you!! Me too, itโs the passion project I wrote on the side of my desk and I canโt believe itโs evolved so much ๐ฅน๐ซถ
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Thank you!! Me too, itโs the passion project I wrote on the side of my desk and I canโt believe itโs evolved so much ๐ฅน๐ซถ
AHHHH thank you!!! Thatโs so kind haha itโs my fav things too ๐ฅฐ
October 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
AHHHH thank you!!! Thatโs so kind haha itโs my fav things too ๐ฅฐ
Wonderful, thank you so much! โค๏ธ Iโll be sure to send a query through soon โบ๏ธ
October 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Wonderful, thank you so much! โค๏ธ Iโll be sure to send a query through soon โบ๏ธ
Oooo why thank you! Think pirates of the Caribbean Singapore scene meets the market montage in Tangled ๐ฎ๐โ๏ธ
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Oooo why thank you! Think pirates of the Caribbean Singapore scene meets the market montage in Tangled ๐ฎ๐โ๏ธ